AN: I know, I know, it's been ages. And I'm really sorry if you've been waiting for this chapter, but I've had so many assignments to do over the last few weeks. However, here is chapter 10. Now, I really had better get back to that essay I'm supposed to be writing.

"Remus Lupin!"

Sirius stormed through the portrait hole and across the common room, looking as though he wanted to tear Remus to shreds. When he reached Remus and Mya, he pulled them fiercely apart, glaring menacingly.

"Sirius Black, what do you think you're doing?"

Hermione wasn't impressed at being hurled half way across the room, and was now brandishing her wand. Having just seen what she could do when she didn't like someone, Sirius gulped nervously and backed away.

"Remus knows not to touch another Marauder's girl, don't you, Remus? It's the one thing we all agreed on, isn't it?"

Hermione stepped closer, and when she spoke, her voice was dangerously quiet.

"Why don't we get one thing clear, Sirius Black. I do not belong to you, or anyone else, and if I want to hug a friend, I will do so. Understand?"

Silently, he nodded. He'd never realised before just how scary she could really be.

"Oh, and by the way, I think we can forget about Hogsmeade."

Turning her back, she helped Remus to his feet, before leaving Gryffindor Tower.

…………………

She and Remus made their way to the library, a place where they knew Sirius wouldn't go. James probably wouldn't either, although Lily might.

"I'm impressed, Mya. I don't think I've ever seen Sirius speechless before."

"It serves him right for treating me like his property rather than a person."

"He's always done that, and his girlfriends generally encourage him. But then, you're nothing like the girls he normally goes for."

Mya gestured for him to continue.

"You've got a brain, and know how to use it. He's not used to girls beating him, except for Lily. And I don't think you'd put up with his endless flirting. Although, he actually seems to have stopped doing it. Maybe you're having a good influence on him."

The thought of anybody influencing Sirius Black made Mya laugh. Unfortunately, in the silent library, it brought Madam Pince running.

"If you cannot control that noise, you will have to leave! You too, Mr Lupin."

"Sorry, Madam Pince," they chorused, despite Mya's breathlessness.

"I don't want to hear another sound out of either of you." She turned and walked away, much to their relief.

In an attempt to make use of the time away from the Marauders, they began to tackle the massive pile of homework they'd been given that day. But it wasn't long before a frantic Lily Evans rushed up to them.

"Mya, I've been looking for you everywhere. Sirius says he needs to talk to you urgently."

"He can come and find me himself if it's that important. I'm not running around after him."

"Good for you!" Lily smiled. "I did tell him you might be in here, but you know what he's like – he won't go near a library."

"What's he got to say that's so important, then?"

"I don't know. He refused to tell me."

…………………

Outside, in the corridor, James and Sirius were having an argument.

"It's just a room, Sirius. It won't hurt you."

"But it's the library! It's got books in it!"

"You don't have to read the books. You're only going in there to find Mya."

"But I've never been in there – it'll ruin my reputation."

"What, the one that you're a stupid idiot? Be serious."

"I am Sirius."

James raised one eyebrow, then shook his head in despair.

"Go find Mya. She's probably in that room."

And, kicking open the door, he dragged a protesting Sirius into the one place he'd managed to avoid for nearly seven years – Hogwarts' library. It wasn't difficult to find Mya, Remus and Lily – it was such a lovely day that hardly anyone else was indoors.

"Am I seeing things? I must be hallucinating, because Sirius Black wouldn't set foot in a library if his life depended on it."

James sniggered at Lily's remark, because it was true.

"Ok, so I haven't been in here before. Big deal. I wouldn't be here now if it wasn't for Mya, anyway."

"Somebody knocked some sense into him, finally."

"James, shut up."

"It's true."

"Maybe it is, but no-one asked you. Mya, I wanted to say I'm sorry. But why were you hugging Remus?"

Mya and Remus glanced at each other, before Remus decided to answer. It was clear Mya wasn't going to say anything.

"I told her about my… furry little problem… and was worried about what she might think."

"Well done, Moony. So, Mya, are you an animagus too?"

She shook her head. "I'm not, but I'd like to be one."

"What animal do you think you'd be?"

"Probably a feline of some sort."

"A cat, like McGonagall?"

"Maybe."

"Did you mean what you said about the weekend? I really am sorry, you know."

"He's definitely sorry, Mya. He's in the library and hasn't run away screaming yet." James grinned, and ducked just in time as Sirius went to hit him. However, he jumped in surprise when a well-aimed piece of scrunched up parchment hit him on the nose. The next five minutes were spent throwing similar bits of parchment at each other, before Madam Pince decided to throw them all out.

"This is a library, not a playground, and you are not children! I won't have such behaviour in my library! Out!"

Still laughing, the six friends gladly packed up all their stuff and left.

AN: Essay or not, I'm more likely to write the next chapter quickly if you leave me some reviews.